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Moonlight Sinatra

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 3m

This bittersweet comedy of human errors takes place in an East Texas trailer park. With a style that takes realism to the borders of the ridiculous, Moonlight Sinatra explores human follies with an effortless and lyrical humor.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

Burned out of her home, her marriage on the ropes and now keeping house in an East Texas trailer park, Patsy Tyson, waitress and aspiring actress, is preparing for her debut onstage opposite local community theatre “star” Bobby Don Flowers. Arousing her ne'er-do-well husband Ed’s suspicions, Patsy enjoys a growing attraction to this new man in her soon-to-be brand-new life. Casting a wary eye on the lovebirds, Ed enlists his reluctant pal Duke to join the production, and with busybody neighbor Lynette adding to the romantic complications, opening night fast approaches as they all must ultimately face their harsh realities in the light of day. This bittersweet comedy explores the folly of human errors with an effortless and lyrical humor. 

 

History

Originally produced at the Met Theater in Los Angeles.

Keywords
PATSY TYSON – A waitress, mid/late thirties. A “stand-up girl” able to give as good as she gets but vulnerable and sincere.
ED TYSON – Her husband, late thirties. A “good ole boy” drinker with a short fuse. Misguided; fiercely devoted (in his fashion).
LYNETTE DUFRESNE – A friend, mid-thirties. Chipper, self-involved; a barracuda under the fluff.
DUKE EVANS – Ed’s pal, late twenties/early thirties. Sweet; metabolically “slow,” not dumb. An innocent.
BOBBY DON “B.D.” FLOWERS – From across town, late thirties. Pleasant, sincere (to a fault); romantic but guarded; an aging “dreamboat.”

1 female, white, early 30s
1 female, white, mid 30s
1 male, white, late 20s
1 male, white, late 30s
1 male, white, late 30s

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A trailer park and surrounding locations Iota, East Texas. April.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Gun Shots
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Steven Keyes

A native of Chicago with stops along the way in Dallas and New York, Steven Keyes currently resides in London. His first play, Moonlight Sinatra, was produced at the Met Theatre following readings in NY and LA. An actor as well as writer, he performed his play West of Eden du ...
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